Two people died, and a firefighter was injured after a fire broke out at a Crown Heights apartment building in Brooklyn.
Flames engulfed the building just after 11 p.m. Monday on Kingston Avenue.
An 80-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were pulled from the burning building. They were rushed to the hospital, where they died, police said.
A firefighter was also taken to the hospital and is stable.Â
The fire forced multiple people out of their homes, dislacing several families overnight.
A resident named Karen described the chaos she experienced.Â
“I open my door, and my hallway is filled with smoke. I realize my god, there’s a fire. So I grabbed my keys and tried to run out. I met some firefighters in the hallway. They were knocking on the door to alert people to get out.” Â
She said she saw two people being rushed out with responders “pumping their chest.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.Â
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